To the Editor: Re: "Alaska Airlines detains passengers over tefillin," I wanted to provide your readers with the results of Alaska Airlines’ internal review of this flight and our official statement. Shortly after Flight 241 departed from Mexico City bound for Los Angeles, flight attendants observed unusual behavior from three male passengers that continued during… More ▸

To the Editor: It was shameful of JTA to carry the story "Woman says she was attacked for tefillin imprint." The story reported doesn’t have enough substance to deserve the international attention you give by carrying it. Also, the alleged prepetrator seems to be a lone nut job and didn’t act in concert with anybody…. More ▸

To the Editor: As a Conservative Jew who laid tefillin as a teenager in Philadelphia, I can sympathize with the young man involved, but the vast majority of the world does not know of tefillin. I would be willing to bet that the majority of this generation’s Jews have no idea what tefillin are. With… More ▸

If there’s any upshot to the misunderstanding that grounded a small aircraft last week in Philadelphia — and scared the wits out of two Jewish teenagers — it’s that the general public might now know a bit more about tefillin. More ▸